The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

a DISPATCH from LOluOu VI lub ~Ol It-
ported "a colliery explosion in New South
Wales by which seventy lives were lost.
An attempt was made recently to assassi-
nate George S. Bailey, at Springheld Ill.
He belonged to the Labor party, represent
ing East st. Louis in the Legislature, and
it was thought the attempt at assassina-
tion was made by anarchists, whom he
strongly opposed.
A CHILD was born recently at Bridge
port, Conn, with well developed ele-
plants head. The mother had been ter
ribly frightened at circus.
THE aggregate of hogs slaughtered in
Chicago during the twelve months ended
March /, was 4,426,0O0. or a decrease of
501, 600 as compared to one year ago The
decrease is attributed to the stock yards
strike of last November. The number Of
cattle slaughtered during the same period
was Cos, 0D0 This shows an increase Of
2O0,O head over any previous year.
ADvICEs from Suakim state that the Brit
ish war ship Albaco has captured two
slavers with a cargo of sixty slaves each,
gong to Keddah.
THE jackson family-father, mother and
two children-were drowned in the recent
flood at Painted Woods, near Bismarck,
Oak.
A CABLE has been received from Rome
announcing that the Pope, desiring to show
special honor to Most Rev. Archbishop Coz
rigan. has named him prelate assistant to
the POntitical throne.
Born houses of the Virginia General As
sembly have passed a bill legalizing $40, 900,
0O0 of capital stock of the Richmond q
West Point Terminal Company, heretofore
issued by said company.
THE Indian who killed Lieutenant Mott
and wounded Frank Porter IN Arizona has
been captured.
THE Crosby High License bill has been
passed by the New York Assembly.
THE schooner George S. Richardson was
capsized in gale recently off the mouth of
Pungoteague creek, Chesapeake Bay. No
trace of her crew could be found, and it
was supposed all on board were lost.
The Cleary (boodle) jury at New York
has been discharged, having failed to agree
They stood six to six.
THE open heart men employed at the
Linden steel works, Pitts burgh, Pa, struck
recently for an advance in wages. This
forced the skilled work to close also and
the entire mill was shut down.
TWELVE miners were burned to death at
Bessemer, Mich. recently by the boarding
mousse OI IuG SOiDS ullLC lbhlHS uIC. L Hc
occupants were asleep at the time SCme
few escaped by leaping from the windows.
THE police of ST. Petersburg have discov-
cred stores of dynamite and apparatus for
the manufacture of bombs in several villas
at PargstevOs, a summer resort In the sub
urbs of the Russian capital.
ELEVEN Alsat ians have been sent to pris-
on for six moS.hs for wearing tricolored
ribbons.
The President is embarrassed with not
fewer than twenty-seven applicants for the
vacant District judgeship the salary of
which is 81 800 The applicants come from
Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, New York,
Louisiana, Iowa, Virginia and Tennessee,
as well as from the District itself
RELIABLE reports from the grazing dis
tricts ON the Rio Grande show that the
winter was very severe on sheep. Owing
to the long drouth last fall grass was very
scarce and many tho oIsands of sheep per-
ished from starvation. One firm alone re-
ported a loss of 10000 head. Good rains
have recently failed along the RIO Grande
MESSENGER j. s. MARTIN, of the Mount
Morris IN. j. Bank has made away with
$1,000 entrusted to him to be changed into
small coin.
ELIZA BETsHoLE, young lunatic con-
fined in the almshouse at Jeffersontown,
KY, was burned to death the other day
during the absence of her guard.
WILLIAM BATES, ex-Deputy United States
Marshal, killed his seventh man in Whit
ney County, KY. on the 25th, All Of his
victims had attacked him. 80 ....